Archive for November 10th, 2008
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Sylvester Stallone is bringing his next action project, “The Expendables,” to Costa Rica, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Stallone will join Chinese martial artist Jet Li and U.K. actor Jason Statham in the film about mercenaries sent to a Latin American country to topple its dictator.
The “Rocky” star, who wrote the screenplay and will direct it beginning in February in Costa Rica and Louisiana, is hoping to add Oscar winner Forrest Whitaker to the cast, the movie trade publication reported Saturday.
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
The Crucitas open-pit gold mining project in northern Costa Rica could become an environmental cross to bear for the government of Óscar Arias.
For more than two decades Costa Rica has cast itself as a pioneer when it comes to environmental matters.
But the concession for a gold mine granted to the Industrias Infinito company, a subsidiary of the Canada-based Infinito Gold, has stirred things up between environmentalists, who are opposed to the project, and the government they accuse of double dealing.
Infinito obtained a government permit to cut down 191 hectares of forest in Las Crucitas de Cutris, in the northern province of Alajuela. The area is habitat to the almendro tree (Dipteryx panamensis), highly prized for its hardwood and for its role in the feeding and nesting of the great green macaw (Ara ambigua), which is facing extinction in Costa Rica. (more…)
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
The presidents of Costa Rica and China have announced that they will be initiating the free trade treaty among both countries in November 2008. The president of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, will be visiting Costa Rica November 16th to November 17th.
Jintao will be meeting with Costa Rican president Oscar Arias in order to start the negotiations for a free trade market among both countries. China is currently Costa Rica’s second largest export destination according to Foreign Trade Minister, Marco Vinicio Ruiz.
According to Ruiz, the first round of negotiations will take place during the first trimester of 2009. Ruiz also mentioned that authorities have just finished evaluating different productivity sectors and believe that the country has a positive environment to seek the commercial treaty with China.
Both Costa Rica and China have elaborated a feasibility study that took around eight months to complete. The study that showed that exports could increase in 11% while imports could increase in 4%. These results were made public last August and were submitted to key industry sectors for its review.
Although there is a good environment for this treaty, the majority of the industry leaders prefer to wait until CAFTA enters into action and the negotiations with Europe have been completed.
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